August 15th, the Center for Child and Family Achievement sponsored 12 Boys from Trenton to attend a “Day at Mercer County Stables” to learn about horses. Each of the boys ages 8-14 yrs. had an unique opportunity to experience mounting and riding a horse. The day began...
2022-2023
Princeton Blairstown Summer Bridge T-Shirts
Tony Jackson, Thank you for your gift of 80 colorful “Trust the King” Tee shirts given to CCFA Summer Campers who attended the amazing Princeton Blairstown Summer Bridge. These incredible children had a wonderful time from Sprout U & Jefferson Schools in Trenton!...
CCFA ‘s Read to Achieve Summer Reading Books Giveaway at Jefferson School and Sprout U
CCFA’s “Read to Achieve” combats Summer Slide and Summer Learning Loss by providing FREE BOOKS for children in Trenton at the Jefferson Intermediate School and Sprout U Academy for the Arts! This year the Center for Child and Family Achievement’s “Read to Achieve”...
Take a Child Fishing
Yolanda L. Robinson, Founder-Executive Director of Living a Powerful Life, LLC is the visionary behind "Take a Child Fishing" held on June 3rd at the Lake in Mercer County Park. Families from Trenton come together to celebrate, pray and learn how to fish. This...
Venture Out Program
The Center for Child and Family Achievement‘s STEM and Nature Programs for Trenton students grades 4th-10th grades, recognizes the urgency in this post-pandemic reality for students to explore Nature! We are grateful to Princeton Blairstown for their “Venture Out”...
Spring Break Books for Breaks
On April 5th, 4th Graders and Special Needs students at Jefferson Intermediate School selected 4-10 books to inspire Spring Break reading and build their home libraries. The over 150 students were excited to browse and select from hundreds of books, from a variety of...
Family Easter Food Basket Distribution
Family Easter Food Basket distribution April 1st. Thank you, Morrisville Presbyterian Church Deacons! Your generosity made a difference! On Saturday April 1st, The Center for Child and Family Achievement in partnership with Morrisville Presbyterian Church Deacons...
World Water Day – The Watershed Institute
CCFA partnered with the Watershed Institute for 60 students and their parents to participate in a variety of interactive educational and fun activities at World Water Day. Buses transported families from Sprout U and Jefferson Schools in Trenton. A healthy free lunch...
CCFA’s 9th Annual “Read Across America Day“
On March 3rd CCFA held our 9th Annual “Read Across America Day“ at Jefferson Intermediate School ! It was a day full of joy and excitement as the entire school, students grades 4th to 6th selected books to take for their home libraries. Special Thanks to Susan Light...
Over 1,000 Families Given Thanksgiving Food Baskets Since 2014
THANK YOU, for your generosity! Center for Child and Family Achievement and our Community Partners address hunger in Trenton! Over 1,000 families have been given Thanksgiving Food Baskets since 2014! [gallery size="full" link="file"...
Pamela Bush Allen Provides 40 Thanksgiving Dinners
CCFA partners with our CCFA volunteer Pamela Bush Allen who volunteers to operate her own community food pantry in West Trenton. Ms. Bush Allen cooked 40 dinners that were given to individuals and families who needed a home-cooked meal on Thanksgiving Day. This act of...
Wegman’s Thanksgiving Baskets at Life Gate Christian Assembly
CCFA’s long-time faith-based community partners Pastors Morris and Laraine Bender of Life Gate Christian Assembly in Trenton provided 18 CCFA families with their Wegman’s Thanksgiving Food Baskets! Families were excited and grateful for the “fresh Turkeys” 15lbs to...
Thanksgiving Books for Breaks
On November 21st CCFA’s Books for Breaks was held at the Jefferson Intermediate School in partnership with Christine‘s Hope for Kids, who generously donated 141 “ treat bags “ for 5th graders. In addition to these bags filled with goodies and treats, each student...
58 Thanksgiving Family Food Baskets for Trenton Families
On November 19th, 58 Trenton families were blessed with one week’s groceries, which included 2 bags filled with cereal, can goods, tuna, beef stew, tuna, bread, a dozen eggs, peanut butter/jelly, margarine, fresh fruit, and potatoes and a large Perdue Oven Stuffer....
Boys and Girls Club STEM Conference
CCFA sponsors 8 students from our STEM cohort to attend the Boys Girls Club Mercer County’s STEM Conference on November 10th. The day included a comprehensive STEM interactive curriculum, exploring science, advancement in technology, engineering activities, and...
Princeton Blairstown Girls Leadership Institute
CCFA’s “ Lead to Achieve” Program sponsors 3 girls to attend the November 5th-6th, Princeton Blairstown Girls Leadership Institute at Blairstown. The girls were selected based on their demonstrated leadership potential and participation in CCFA ‘s Girls SWIM to ROW!...
Books & Treats
The Center for Child and Family Achievement’s(CCFA) 8th Annual “ Books & Treats” was held at the Jefferson Intermediate School and Wilson Homes yesterday. It was a joyous time filled with bags of sweet treats and fun hand toys for all 4th Graders at Jefferson....
CCFA’s Annual “Books and Treats” Held at Jefferson School and Wilson Homes
On October 31st, Jefferson Intermediate School 4th Graders and CCFA Summer Camp Cohort in Wilson Homes received colorful and fun treat bags donated by Christine’s Hope for Kids. CCFA’s “ Books and Treats” is a time when students dressed for Halloween and as their...
Jefferson School’s First PTO Meeting for 2022-23
On September 28th, the Center for Child and Family Achievement promotes parent engagement and school attendance at Jefferson School’s first PTO meeting for 2022-23. CCFA donated a laundry basket filled with items for a month's laundry supply and other household...
Jefferson Intermediate School BACK to SCHOOL NIGHT
The Center for Child and Family Achievement’s Trenton Public School partner for the 2022-23 School year is Jefferson Intermediate School. CCFA ‘s volunteer Teia Robertson distributed over 100 gift bags which included books, art kits, Uno cards, board games, popcorn,...
Leafless Not Lifeless with Sharon Benjamin
Wanda Webster Stansbury on Leafless Not Lifeless with Sharon Benjamin. interview - Center for Child and Family Achievement our impact celebrating 8 years of “Families Reading and Achieving Together “ and over 80,000 books for Children’s Home Libraries!...